This naturally occurring hybrid between Monarda didyma and Monarda fistulosa is native in southeastern PA. In fact it’s largely endemic to Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio with scattered small populations present in a few other states and counties. When hybrids become a stable much like a species, they get their own official binomial designation. Not only can these cross pollinate with one-another to retain their hybrid qualities, there’s a very rare secondary hybrid that comes from a cross between this species and Monarda fistulosa called Monarda x medioides. Maybe you can encourage it to happen in your garden? Hybrids aren’t as easy to come by as some people might think (but it depends on the species). Otherwise we wouldn’t have stable straight non-hybrid species anymore.
Purple Bergamot
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Lighting Requirements |
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Heliophily |
6 |
Soil Moisture |
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Wetland Indicator |
FAC |
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Soil pH |
acidic, acidic-neutral |
Maintenance |
I Will Survive |
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Ecoregion |
45 Piedmont, 50 Northern Lakes and Forests, 54 Central Corn Belt Plains, 55 Eastern Corn Belt Plains, 56 Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains, 57 Huron/Erie Lake Plains, 58 Northeastern Highlands, 59 Northeastern Coastal Zone, 60 Northern Appalachian Plateau, 61 Erie/Ontario Drift And Lake Plains, 62 North Central Appalachians, 63 Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain, 64 Northern Piedmont, 65 Southeastern Plains, 66 Blue Ridge, 67 Ridge & Valley, 69 Central Appalachians, 70 Western Allegheny Plateau, 71 Interior Low Plateaus, 72 Interior River Valleys and Hills, 83 Eastern Great Lakes and Hudson Lowlands, 84 Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens |
Native Habitat |
bottomland thicket, bottomland woodland edge, riparian, sandy/rocky woodland, sloped woodland edge, thicketed slope, upland thicket, upland woodland edge, wet meadow, wetland, woodland bottomland, woodland slope, woodland upland |
NatureServe Global Rank |
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NatureServe National Rank |
N4 – apparently secure in the US |
NatureServe State Rank |
SNR – not ranked in PA |
Sociability Index |
level 4 – large patches |
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Benefit To Habitat |
bird food, nectar, pollen, pollen specialist |
Tolerates |
deer tolerant, rabbits |
Ornamental Features |
attractive seed-heads, fragrant, showy flowers, winter interest |
Ethnobotanical |
cut flower, edible, flavor, medicinal |
Garden Theme |
butterfly garden, hummingbird garden, cottage garden, pollinator garden, herb garden, woodland garden, children's garden, rain garden, wild garden, formal garden |
Suggested Use |
container, ground cover, invasive species control, mass planting, naturalize, restoration planting, small gardens, stormwater basin, vernal pool |
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